 The report identifies several different methods of card fraud |
Reading has been named as the worst town in the UK for bank card fraud in a major new study. Only the cities of London, Birmingham and Manchester have experienced more fraud up to the end of 2003.
The Card Watch report reveals there was �6m of card fraud in the Berkshire town over a 12-month period - an increase of 29% over the previous year.
Criminals use various methods to target cash machine users, including attaching card "skimming" devices to machines.
These copy cardholders' details that can then be reproduced onto new, blank cards.
Another method includes inserting a device which traps the card inside the machine, to be removed and used later to withdraw cash.
In other cases, thieves watch over cash machine users' shoulders to get their Pin number, before stealing their card.
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